Treaty Oak Marker

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Church Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Treaty Oak

By Allen C. Browne, May 28, 2011

1. Treaty Oak Marker

Inscription. Under this tree the early settlers and Indians of the Choptank tribe conferred in the purchase of this section. An Indian princess is supposed to have negotiated this sale for which the red men received four guns , a few gunning coats and some ammunition. Near this tree an Indian trail led to the creek.

Erected 1932 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 38° 30.282′ N, 76° 9.002′ W. Marker is in Church Creek, Maryland, in Dorchester County. Marker is on Taylors Island Road (Maryland Route 16) 0.2 miles east of Church Creek-Golden Hill Road (Maryland Route 331), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in front of the White Haven United Methodist Church. Marker is in this post office area: Church Creek MD 21622, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Trinity P.E. Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Anna Ella Carroll (approx. one mile away); “Stanley Institute” (approx. 3.8 miles away); “Appleby” (approx. 5.1 miles away); Thomas Holliday Hicks (approx. 5.9 miles away); Gary’s Creek - Indian Path (approx. 6 miles away); Spocott Windmill (approx. 6.1 miles away); Finding Freedom (approx. 6.1 miles away).

By F. Robby

2. Treaty Oak

Photo copied from Besley, Fred W. 1956. Big Tree Champions of Maryland. p. 53.

Regarding Treaty Oak. From Colby Rucker's report on Great Eastern Trees, Past and Present (http://www.nativetreesociety.org/ bigtree/great_eastern_trees.htm): Treaty Oak. White oak. Reputed to be nearly 400 years old, site of Indian treaty. Near state road, Church Creek, Dorchester County. Died 1957. ref.: Besley, Fred W. 1956. Big Tree Champions of Maryland. pp. 51, 53 (photo).

New Treaty Oak? Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 4, 2007

3. New Treaty Oak?

This tree grows behind the marker in front of the White Haven United Methodist Church. The oak tree referenced in the marker died in 1957.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on June 5, 2011, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 5, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.